preconize

transitive verb -·nized′, -·niz′·ing

1. to proclaim or extol in public
2. to approve and announce the name of (a new bishop) publicly: said of the Pope

Etymology: ME preconisen < ML praeconizare < L praeco (gen. praeconis), public crier (prob. contr. < praedicator, proclaimer: see preacher) + LL -izare, -ize